May 31, 2018 18:09
5 yrs ago
Spanish term
esta el timepo loco (likely tiempo)
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
From a customer complaint in Spain about an e-cigarette:
LLAMO POR QUE HE NOTADO AL CAMBIAR DE MENTOLADO A AMNBER QUE ME PICA LA GARGANTA Y TENGO MOLESTIA COSA QUE NO ME PASABA ANTES, PERO ES QUE ESTA EL TIMEPO LOCO ESTOY CON RESFRIADO Y FUI AL MEDICO Y YA ESTOY CON MEDICACION Y ESTOY MJEOR.
VOY AL ESTANCO A CAMBIAR LOS QUE TENGO DE AMBER POR MENTOLADO.
HOMBRE 66 AÑOS, AMBER
I would say this is obviously a typo for "Tiempo", but it still doesn't make sense to me.
Maybe something like, ". . . but this is a bad time, because I have a cold."?
LLAMO POR QUE HE NOTADO AL CAMBIAR DE MENTOLADO A AMNBER QUE ME PICA LA GARGANTA Y TENGO MOLESTIA COSA QUE NO ME PASABA ANTES, PERO ES QUE ESTA EL TIMEPO LOCO ESTOY CON RESFRIADO Y FUI AL MEDICO Y YA ESTOY CON MEDICACION Y ESTOY MJEOR.
VOY AL ESTANCO A CAMBIAR LOS QUE TENGO DE AMBER POR MENTOLADO.
HOMBRE 66 AÑOS, AMBER
I would say this is obviously a typo for "Tiempo", but it still doesn't make sense to me.
Maybe something like, ". . . but this is a bad time, because I have a cold."?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | the weather is crazy |
Monica Colangelo
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| 3 +5 | the weather is very changeable/up and down |
Robert Carter
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Proposed translations
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20 mins
Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
45 yrs' experience in most every field
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Standard-Spain, Uruguayan, Bolivian, Argentine, US, Rioplatense) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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the weather is crazy
HTH. No doubt the man is talking about the weather.
Peer comment(s):
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Juan Jacob
: Pues sí...
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Gracias, Juan.
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Alicia Orfalian
: Of course! Saludos.
2 hrs
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Gracias, Alicia.
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Giovanni Rengifo
: IMO, "The weather's been crazy" might work as well here.
8 hrs
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neilmac
12 hrs
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Liliana Galiano
: with giovanni
20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias Monica!"
+5
8 mins
Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
the weather is very changeable/up and down
Perhaps this is the idea. He is saying he thinks his sore throat could be related to the changeable weather (hot/cold) rather than switching cigarettes.
For example, here in Mexico, people often complain that the changing weather or going from a hot place into a cold place is what caused their cold, cough or sore throat, so it's certainly a good possibility this is what is meant.
For example, here in Mexico, people often complain that the changing weather or going from a hot place into a cold place is what caused their cold, cough or sore throat, so it's certainly a good possibility this is what is meant.
Peer comment(s):
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Juan Jacob
: Tiempo = clima. Claro. Weather going nuts!
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Gracias, Juan.
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philgoddard
: I wasn't sure about this, but if you Google it, all the hits are about weather.
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Thanks, Phil.
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liz askew
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Thanks, Liz.
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neilmac
: In Glasgow the weather is "aff its heid". What is that strange yellow thing burning in the sky?
12 hrs
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Thanks, Neil :-)
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Chema Nieto Castañón
: It surely and specifically refers to a very changeable weather (i.e. it is cold and rainy and one minute later it is warm and sunny again...)
2 days 17 hrs
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Thanks for your clarification, Chema.
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